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Police find getaway vehicle used in deadly robbery

Ridgeland investigators have recovered the vehicle used in the robbery and murder at a Party City store.

Police find getaway vehicle used in deadly robbery

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Updated: 7:11 AM CST Nov 20, 2012

RIDGELAND, Miss. —

Ridgeland investigators recovered the vehicle they said was used in a robbery and killing at a Party City last month.

Investigators said the robber left vital clues in the 2002 Chevy TrailBlazer after killing Party City Manager Bobby Adams while stealing about $2,200.

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Witnesses inside the Party City described the vehicle as white or silver. The vehicle is white, but the right-front fender is silver.

"When we got back to looking at all our video surveillance, this front-right fender is what stood out to us as being very different about the vehicle. Some of our investigators got out and found these abandoned in a local apartment complex," Ridgeland Police Department Lt. John Neal said.

Police said the robber approached Adams as he was closing up the store and letting an employee out the back door. Investigators said Adams, 68, first tried to grab the weapon before trying to slam the door. When the gunman came back through the door he shot Adams 3 times.

"We sent some video off to be analyzed at the Regional Organized Crime Information Center up at Nashville. We're still waiting on some results from them," Neal said.

Neal said investigators believe they are closing in on the killer.

"We are hoping someone may know this vehicle -- may have seen this vehicle -- so the sad thing is this was stolen the day before the robbery, so whoever had it didn't have it for very long," he said.

Neal said officers were hoping that DNA evidence might lead them to a suspect.

A local businessman has added another $1,000 to the reward to catch the killer and whomever might have helped him. That's on top of the $2,500 being offered by Crimestoppers.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Crimestoppers at 601-355-TIPS.